One Youth One Dream (OYOD)

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠!!! We take this moment to appreciate all our partners, sponsors, and everyone who joined forces with us to create an impact this year. It was our first-ever conference, 𝐎𝐘𝐎𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 and we're already preparing for this year, 2025. You guessed right, it's going to be better. What should you do? 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐄. One Youth One Dream (OYOD) Unite, Aspire, Achieve

𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐔𝐄𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊! As part of the activities for the Cameroon International Music Festival - CIMFEST, The Movement for Democracy, Development, and Transparency in partnership with Make Them Smile Foundation Cameroon and other bodies is hosting a Symposium with Stakeholders on the theme "𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧". The event will feature interesting panel discussions and of course, networking. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟏𝟏 𝐀𝐌 - 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐁𝐮𝐞𝐚 - 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝑰𝑻 𝑰𝑺 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓. Tap the link below to do so: https://lnkd.in/ehMy57_a #cimfest #mddt #makethemsmilefoundation #nationalendwomentfordemocracy #mavotenapawa #cliqempire #internationalvisitorleadershipprogram #oyod #oneyouthonedream #symposium #genderinclusion

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒? 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 The event was hosted by NDONWI Telma AFANWI, who welcomed attendees and gave a rundown of the schedule. This was followed by the Cameroon National Anthem led by the 𝐔𝐁 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬. Karl Djotchuang Tamo engaged the crowd, inviting two attendees to sell themselves to the crowd. After that, Eliva Musango, the vision bearer, delivered an inspiring speech. Ajanu Sofo Marivon moderated the panel discussions; 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝟏: 1. Oben Desmond Ashu - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 & 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 Lambdaa.org, shared about resilience in tech and the importance of skills and networking. 2. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐨 - Discussed opportunities in public health and her motivation to enter medicine. 3. 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐢𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐚 - An entrepreneur who emphasized on the power of creative arts and networking. 4. Prime Counselling Services Cameroon Maybel Etonge Tamfu - Therapist and founder of Prime Counseling Services, highlighted some mental health opportunities. The panellists all shared their inspiring stories. 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝟐: 1. Clifford Akonteh - 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐃𝐃𝐓 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧, discussed legal aspects of business. 2. Mbua Georgette Enjema - 𝐂𝐎𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, spoke about financial independence for women. 3. Esono Jude N. - 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫, shared insights on innovation in agriculture. 4. RHODA AKALE - 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞, taught on financial wisdom and responsibility. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: ✅Networking and skills are crucial for success. ✅Opportunities in health, agriculture, and creative arts are very many and not so difficult to source. ✅Financial literacy is essential for stability even as a youth. ✅Various scholarships and programs were highlighted, including the YALI Network and the Mandela Washington Fellowship. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 were organized into seven main fields: 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐬, 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 & 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬, and 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. This permitted the youths to share their challenges, brainstorm solutions with peers in the field and provide recommendations for policy implementation. The event concluded with the Award of certificates of participation, networking, and group photos. #oyodconference2024 #oyod2024 #oneyouthonedreamconference #oyod #oneyouthonedream #eventrundown #MakeThemSmileFoundation #MDDT

The entire OYOD team & Make Them Smile Foundation Cameroon appreciate you for participating in a life-changing moment in the lives of 500+ youths in Cameroon. We can't wait for the next edition! #oyod #oyod2024 #oneyouthonedream #oneyouthonedreamconference #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #gratitude #makethemsmile

Shout out to our partners, 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎 & 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 (𝐇.𝐄.𝐅.𝐀.𝐓.𝐘). They've been actively involved in organising the OYOD Conference 2024. 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒗𝒊𝒂 https://lnkd.in/epy7T55e 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: November 2nd, 2024 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8 AM - 2 PM (𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐏𝐌) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Chariot Hotel, Buea One Youth One Dream 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑨𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆. #oyod #oneyouthonedream #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #impact #partner #networking #mentorship #communitybuilding #youthempowerment

Shout out to our partners, 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐬. They've been actively involved in organising the OYOD Conference 2024. 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒗𝒊𝒂 https://lnkd.in/epy7T55e 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: November 2nd, 2024 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8 AM - 2 PM (𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐏𝐌) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Chariot Hotel, Buea One Youth One Dream 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑨𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆. #oyod #oneyouthonedream #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #impact #partner #networking #mentorship #communitybuilding #youthempowerment

Shout out to our partners, 𝐅𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐢 Fapshi & 𝐄𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞. They've been actively involved in organising the OYOD Conference 2024. 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒗𝒊𝒂 https://lnkd.in/epy7T55e 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: November 2nd, 2024 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8 AM - 2 PM (𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐏𝐌) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Chariot Hotel, Buea One Youth One Dream 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑨𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆. #oyod #oneyouthonedream #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #impact #partner #networking #mentorship #communitybuilding #youthempowerment

𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐘𝐎𝐃 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞? Watch this... 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: November 2nd, 2024 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8 AM - 2 PM (𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐏𝐌) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Chariot Hotel, Buea One Youth One Dream 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑨𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆. #oyod #oneyouthonedream #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #impact #networking #mentorship #communitybuilding #youthempowerment

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞? The OYOD Conference will hold from 𝟖𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐞𝐚 and will conclude with a 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 in partnership with 𝐌𝐃𝐃𝐓 to crown 𝐌𝐫 & 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧. You don't want to miss this. Spread the news as far as you can! 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: November 2nd, 2024 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8 AM - 2 PM (𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐏𝐌) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Chariot Hotel, Buea One Youth One Dream 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑨𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆. #oyod #oneyouthonedream #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #impact #networking #mentorship #communitybuilding #youthempowerment

Thank you, 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 for partnering with OYOD 2024. 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒗𝒊𝒂 https://lnkd.in/epy7T55e 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: November 2nd, 2024 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 8 AM - 2 PM (𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐏𝐌) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Chariot Hotel, Buea One Youth One Dream 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑨𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆, 𝑨𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆. #oyod #oneyouthonedream #oyodconference2024 #oyodconference #impact #partner #networking #mentorship #communitybuilding #youthempowerment